Book Review: Adventures in Space: Short Stories by Chinese and English Authors, edited by Patrick Parrinder and Yao Haijun Science Fiction/Short Stories: Adventures in Space: Short Stories by Chinese and English Authors, edited by Patrick Parrinder and Yao Haijun When you’re in the throes of a reading slump (as I am), sometimes the perfect […]
Book Review: No More Fairy Tales: Stories to Save the Planet, edited by D.A. Baden Short Story Collection: No More Fairy Tales: Stories to Save the Planet, edited by D.A. Baden Blog Tour February 17, 2023 I love short stories, but I don’t always love anthologies. Sometimes the anthologies feel a bit forced, “Tales […]
Book Review: Fantasy Short Stories, Suzanne Rogerson Fantasy/Story Collection: Fantasy Short Stories, Suzanne Rogerson Blog Tour June 20, 2022 Restaurants seem to have two approaches to appetizers. One approach is to provide something different, something not found on the dinner menu. It may be thematic: empanadas at a Mexican restaurant, soup at an […]
Book Review: Madwoman, Shara McCallum Poetry Collection: Madwoman, Shara McCallum Shara McCallum is a professor at Penn State University. Named as the university’s 2021-2022 school year “Laureate,” she has been working diligently to raise awareness and appreciation for poetry in our community and our state. Her weekly feature on WPSU radio, Poetry Moment, […]
Book Review: Music of the Night, edited by Martin Edwards Story Collection: Music of the Night, edited by Martin Edwards Blog Tour (belated posting) February 11, 2022 First, my sincere apologies to Anne Cater and the wonderful people at Flame Tree Press. This review was supposed to be posted on February 11. Since I […]
Book Review: The Black and White Museum, Ferdinand Dennis Story Collection: The Black and White Museum, Ferdinand Dennis Blog Tour December 10, 2021 The Black and White Museum is a collection of short stories by Ferdinand Davis, mostly exploring the life of Jamaican immigrants living in London. Sometimes funny, sometimes acerbic, often unexpected, […]
Book Review: How Long ‘til Black Future Month? N.K. Jemisin Short Story Collection: How Long ‘til Black Future Month? N.K. Jemisin Published as a collection in 2018, How Long ‘til Black Future Month? is a collection of short stories from the imagination of the amazing N.K. Jemisin. Three time winner of the Hugo […]
Book Review: Gorilla, Christine Hamm Poetry Collection: Gorilla, Christine Hamm Blog Tour August 18, 2021 Gorilla is a collection of poems that may deserve some kind of warning label. I am thinking of the kind that get posted at swimming pools. “Do not run.” “Deep end.” “No diving.” Author Christine Hamm presents a challenging […]
Book Review: We Need to Talk, Jonathan Crane Short Story Collection: We Need to Talk, Jonathan Crane Blog Tour July 14, 2021 Sudleigh is a fictional town in the south of England. It’s people are normal. Ordinary. People that you might find in any town in any country. In his collection of intertwined short […]
Book Review: In the Event of Contact, Ethel Rohan Short Story Collection: In the Event of Contact, Ethel Rohan The short story is an underappreciated art form. When done well, it carries the emotional impact of a boxer’s sweeping left hook. Novels and even novellas take time to develop. Their impact builds and […]
